One cannot believe both the Bible and the Book of Mormon are from God. They contradict each other. God cannot be the author of both for God cannot lie. To believe that God gave both books demands that one believes God does not always speak truth. You must make the choice. For example, where was Jesus born? The Bible prophesied that He…

Reading the Psalms is an enriching and encouraging experience.  The attentive reader never resolves to do less for the Lord after ingesting one of these tasty morsels.  Quite the contrary!  The motivating force of these inspired writings always urges the reader to do more, to reach farther, to dig deeper, to extend oneself more and more for the Lord.  Look at the…

You may have an occasion to discuss the Mormon religion with some of your friends or with two young men who are canvassing the street where you live and looking for someone to teach. What do you know about this religion? There never was a religious group called the Mormons prior to the nineteenth century. It was Joseph Smith who claimed to…

Think of all the individuals who lived before Jesus died and how amazing they were. If you had to pick the greatest one who would it be? Obviously, to think about this, you would have to exclude sinless Jesus, but who would you pick? What about Abraham, the father of all of those who walk by faith? It is in his life,…

Imagine encountering some of the people that Jesus encountered during His lifetime.  Would you respond like Jesus did?  Imagine coming face-to-face with a leper, a woman with a blood malady of 12 years, a woman caught in adultery, beggars, ingrates, disfigured and unsightly invalids, numerous diseased, tricksters, spoiled rich brats, a traitor, hateful and violent soldiers, a cowardly king, a spineless governor,…

The nation of Israel stood at the foot of Mt. Sinai and saw all that was happening. They felt the ground shaking beneath their feet. Then, the voice of God thundered and spoke the Ten Commandments to them. They were so terrified that they begged Moses to climb the mountain and let God personally deliver His laws to him. Their words were,…

While the pronoun “I” is one of the most frequently used words in the Bible (around 8,800 times) and may seem insignificant with such saturation, its usage in Amos is very instructive.  The Lord, through the prophet, pleaded with His people to repent and turn back to Him.  He wanted them to know how far they had strayed. What God had done…

Paul’s second letter to Corinth has some amazing words about how concerned God is about us and the comfort He gives in times of trial. “Blessed be the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort those who…